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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 157

Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1875 · page 3

SURRENDER.—John Stanton, of Colo, Parramatta River, wood splitter, Liabilities, £129 3s. 11d. Assets, £25 2s. 6d. Mr. Sandeman, official assignee. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS…

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Insolvency Court. This Day

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1875 · page 3

SURRENDER. George Smith, of Forbes, late of Parkas and Grentell, miner and rough carpenter. cause of sequestrat[?] making and business losses. Lia[?], £55 10s, A[?]…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Fatal Accident at Weame's Mill

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1875 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest this morning at the Observer Tavern,. touching the death of one Thomas Page, whose dead body was then lying in the dead-house at the Circular…

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Supreme Court This Day. Sitting in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice Sir James Martin, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Fancett) Admission of a Barrister

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1875 · page 3

Upon the motion of Mr. Butler, Q.C., Mr. Thomas Christian O'Mara was duly admitted a barrister of the Supreme Court of this colony. It was stated that Mr. O'Mara had, for several years,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

BEFORE, the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt, M[?]phy, Spence, Bailey, Solomon, and Guy. Fifty, one persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 20s., on conviction of having been drunk or riotous, or…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Jackson and Macmahon. Fifteen persons were fined for drunkenness. Reginald W. Soper, for riotous behaviour in…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M. and Messrs. Evans, Pinhey, and Levy.)

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

Ten inebriates were brought up, the majority of whom were punished; the rest being their first known offences, admonished and discharged. Robert Scott, for having been drunk and…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEP COMMISSIONER. IN [?] WILLIAM ANDERSON AND ISABELLA FORRESTER. A third meeting was held in this estate. Two debts were proved, that of William Farrar for£3 16s. (a…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. BE[?] V. JACKSON. Plaintiff sued to recover the sum of£10 for services rendered as secretary to a musical society of which…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday, March 8. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

BBFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice HARGAVB, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. ADMISSION OF A BARRISTER. Mr. Butler, Q.C., moved that Mr. Thomas Chrys[?]stom…

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Insolvency Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.) Creditors' Meeting

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

William Anderson and Isabella Forrester: A third meeting. Two debts were proved, viz., William Farrar £3 16, and Sarah Woreley £3 6s. Report lodged. Directions were given to allow…

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Supreme Court Monday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Sir James Martin, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 3

This new trial motion was resumed and concluded. The action was tried at Maitland, and resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The defence was that, in consequence of a strike,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Jackson, Powell, Paxton, Hunt, and Reading. Six persons were fined for drun[?]. Margaret Taylor, alias Trainer, alias Rae, servant, was…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Evans, L[?], Paling, Charlton, Hezl[?]t, Kipp[?]x, Meyer, Josephson,and Smart. Thirteen persons were fined for drunken[?]…

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Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Love, Solomon, and Renwick.)

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

William Dixon, fruit dealer, on bail, was charged with having cruelly ill-treated a horse. Constable Jacob deposed that the animal was completely starved, had been wounded in many parts of the…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Marsh, (W.P.M.), Josephson, Smart, Levy, Richardson, and Senior.)

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

Five persons were fined in small sums for drunkenness. Richard Pert, for an offence against decency, was condemned to pay 10s…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. CERTIFICATES [?]TINGS. Catificates of conformity were granted in the following [?], namely,—William Dillon, George Peers…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. [?]ITY OF FIVE DOCK V. RODD. This was an action to recovor municipal rates. For the [?] it was set up that the [?]sors had proceeded upon…

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Police Raid on the "Can-can."

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

A raid has recently taken place on a New York theatre to suppress the dancing of the "can-can." The police of New York perform the functions of the ford Chamberlain in London, and appear to…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Death by Drowning

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

AN inquest was held, this morning, at 9 o'clock, before the City Coroner, at the Observer Tavern, Lower George-street. on the body of a boy named Charles Woods, aged eleven years, found drowned…

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